Boeing 757F · *F MSN 27974
Registration VT-BDB · Blue Dart Avtn lsd
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
30 Nov 1996
Delivery
10 Dec 1996
Age
29.9 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
Boeing 757-23N, serial number 27974, line number 737, first flight 30 Nov 1996. Delivered to American Trans Air on 10 Dec 1996, registered N518AT. GECAS 27 Dec 1996. Renamed ATA Airlines on 19 Mar 2003. Owned by Wilmington Trust Company 12 Jul 2006, ceased operations Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport 2 Apr 2008, ferried to Cecil Airport, Jacksonville 15 Apr 2008, airtested 9 Mar 2009. Leased to Yakutia Airlines on 6 Apr 2009 as VQ-BCF. Fitted with winglets. Winglets 9 Apr 2009, withdrawn from use and arrSt Athan 1 Mar 2015, seen stored 10 May 2015 Yak basic colour scheme. Operated by DHL Aviation (Netherlands) on 23 Jul 2015 as N274DH. Converted to freighter. Wells Fargo Bank Northwest 29 Jul 2015, ferried St Athan--GSO 31.07-01.08.15 for F-conv., converted to freighter, ferried Greensboro/High Point-Piedmont Triad International to Roswell Air Center Airport 20 Feb 2016. Leased to Blue Dart Avtn on 13 Mar 2016 as VT-BDB. Ferried Roswell Air Center Airport to Bahrain International Airport, Manama 13-15 Mar 2016 registered in the USA, cancelled 16 Mar 2016. Current status: in service.
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